| Language | Family | Form for SAND | Gloss for SAND | Form for EARTH (SOIL) | Gloss for EARTH (SOIL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diyari | Pama-Nyungan | mitha | sand | mitha | earth/soil |
| Jiwarli | Pama-Nyungan | yalha | sand | yalha | earth/soil |
| Kariyarra | Pama-Nyungan | nharnu | sand | nharnu | earth/soil |
| Kartujarra | Pama-Nyungan | parna | sand | parna | earth/soil |
| Mithaka | Pama-Nyungan | pala | sand | pala | earth/soil |
| Ngaanyatjarra | Pama-Nyungan | manta | sand | manta | earth/soil |
| Northern Mangarla | Pama-Nyungan | mulnyi | sand | mulnyi | earth/soil |
| Rirratjingu | Pama-Nyungan | garminyarr | sand | garminyarr' | earth/soil |
| Tharrgari | Pama-Nyungan | yaca | sand | yaca | earth/soil |
| Warriyangga | Pama-Nyungan | yalha | sand | yalha | earth/soil |
| Yan-nhangu | Pama-Nyungan | munatha | sand | munatha | earth/soil |
| Yindjibarndi | Pama-Nyungan | thungga | sand | thungga | earth/soil |
| Yulparija | Pama-Nyungan | parna | sand | parna | earth/soil |
| Conjubim | Chapacuran | tinak | SAND | tinak | EARTH (SOIL) |
| Jabutí | Nuclear-Macro-Je | mĩ | SAND | mĩ | EARTH (SOIL) |
| Latundê | Nambiquaran | xikide | SAND | xikidê | EARTH (SOIL) |
| Kamayurá | Tupian | yj | SAND | yj | EARTH (SOIL) |
| Hawaiian | Austronesian | one | sand | one | earth=ground, soil |
| Tuamotuan | Austronesian | ŋā.ere | sand | ŋā.ere | earth=ground, soil |
| Araona | Pano-Tacanan | mezizo | sand | mezizo | earth=ground, soil |
| Cavineña | Pano-Tacanan | mehihi | sand | mehihi | earth=ground, soil |
| Sanapaná (Enlhet dialect) | Lengua-Mascoy | ɬoopʔaktek | sand | ɬoopʔaktek | earth=ground, soil |
| Tehuelche | Chonan | 'tēm | sand | 'tēm | earth=ground, soil |
| Aghul | Nakh-Daghestanian | наькьв | sand | наькьв | earth=ground, soil |
| Budukh | Nakh-Daghestanian | кьум | sand | кьум | earth=ground, soil |
| Northern Yukaghir | Yukaghir | ønidʲe | sand | ønidʲe | earth |
| Wakung | Sino-Tibetan | kalɛ.ɗi | sand | kalɛ.ɗi | earth |
| Gweno | Atlantic-Congo | teri | sand | teri | soil |
| Kamba_kitu | Atlantic-Congo | mUthanga | sand | mUthanga | soil |
| Kikuyu | Atlantic-Congo | tIIri | sand | tIIri | soil |
| Kinga | Atlantic-Congo | umanga | sand | umanga | soil |
| Wanji | Atlantic-Congo | lihanga | sand | lihanga | soil |
| Zanaki | Atlantic-Congo | amaroba | sand | amaroba | soil |
| Mbaniata | Touo | ōne | sand | one | earth/soil |
| Malo | Austronesian | ndœtã | sand | ndœtã | earth |
| Mbaniata | Touo | ōne | sand | one | earth |
| Ontong Java | Austronesian | !ele!ele | sand | !ele!ele | earth |
| Sikaiana | Austronesian | kelekele | sand | kelekele | earth |
| Tanema | Austronesian | onola | sand | onola | earth |
| Tanimbili | Austronesian | rakana | sand | rakana | earth |
| Hausa | Afro-Asiatic | ƙásáa | the sand | ƙásáa | the soil |
| Mapudungun | Araucanian | kuyüm | the sand | kuyüm | the soil |